Effects of heavy metals on eels, Anguilla sp.

Abstract

About 60 papers and reports dealing with heavy metal contents in different eel species were reviewed in order to document various patterns of uptake, elimination and accumulation of these metals and to underline their detrimental effects (lethality, histo-pathology). Two main toxicological topics were considered: observations on contaminant levels in eels taken from the wild, mainly from contamined waters, and experimental studies under laboratory conditions.